Yeah, its something a ricer would do, but I am considering it. Sure is a cheap alternative and unless you tell, no one will know. Given that the '01 Z06 is already dynoing at 405 and you throw on a couple of mods and you are definitely there, how many will be putting the new badge on your car?
Depreciation-less Alternative: How Many Will Trade '01 Badge for an '02
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I'm going to get a set, also some lifts for my shoes and a rolled up sock to put in my pants. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif
Stay real, no one likes a poser. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif
There is a '00 Red FRC I have to look at everyday on my way to work with front screens, brake ducts, and Z06 badges.
Makes me fucking sick. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_evil.gif
Stay real, no one likes a poser. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif
There is a '00 Red FRC I have to look at everyday on my way to work with front screens, brake ducts, and Z06 badges.
Makes me fucking sick. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_evil.gif
Maybe we can all stamp our actual hp output on our own emblem and update it as we make improvements. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif
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I wouldn't do it. Remember an 01 Z06 is a
formidable sports car at it current rating.
Driving skill is more important than the
small increase in power.
BTW I have already been to a show where I
was parked next to a counterfeit Z06. It
was good enough to fool 9/10ths of the vette
owners there. It was a wrecked 99 and the
only way to tell was to look inside the car
(wrong seats and instrument panel). The
VIN number would also be a telltale.
Beware!
formidable sports car at it current rating.
Driving skill is more important than the
small increase in power.
BTW I have already been to a show where I
was parked next to a counterfeit Z06. It
was good enough to fool 9/10ths of the vette
owners there. It was a wrecked 99 and the
only way to tell was to look inside the car
(wrong seats and instrument panel). The
VIN number would also be a telltale.
Beware!
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I agree with the posts here. I would be embarrassed to make myself look like something I am not. There is no shame to be the original (first) Z06 of the MODERN ERA (for those of you who want to remind me of our '63 namesake). No one is going to notice the 405 HP anyway on the emblem. Frankly, over the 8 months of ownership, I can not say that the general public I see on the streets have particularly noticed how special my car is. I even have a rear license plate proclaiming my Z06-ness. My first car was a '67 Camaro and I thought I would buy a SS gas cap for the rear to dress it up and then I would get embarrassed that I would attempt to be something I was not. Be proud with your '01 Z. You have nothing to be embarrassed about.
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I not about to go make a huge fuss about the 2002 having 20 more horsepower. Besides, I put a new throttle body and intake on my car so I bet mine has more than 405 now anyway. Its a minor increase which can be acquired much easier and cheaper than a trade in. Buy a new air filter, done....
Man, I sure hope the original poster was kidding with his badging tomfoolery... What a joke.
Me, I've taken my '01 badges off altogether. I have my HP numbers written in chalk instead. That way I can just wipe the fender clean and scribble the new HP numbers on it whenever I add a mod.
Puh-LEEZE!
-Kirk
Me, I've taken my '01 badges off altogether. I have my HP numbers written in chalk instead. That way I can just wipe the fender clean and scribble the new HP numbers on it whenever I add a mod.
Puh-LEEZE!
-Kirk
This reminds me of the same trend that started ten years ago in an attempt to steal the ZR-1's thunder. IMHO, the people doing that were only making themselves look bad.
Heck, they even did it on that popular TV show about the group of high school kids in Beverly Hills that were in their mid 20s by the time they graduated. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
One of the main characters on that show (Steve, I think) was during one episode was pretending to drive a ZR 1 "convertible".
Jesus H. Christ, Tinseltown, please give us a break!!!
Personally, I think the new emblem would be better if it proclaimed "LS6/405HP" and the
existing Z06 emblem was on the rear bumper instead of either side of the hood, ala ZR-1 style. (I always thought the ZR-1 should've had "LT5" emblems on the hood anyway).
Another approach would be to actually remove the Z06 emblems regardless of Z06 model year. Why? Obviously, to smoke one past your insurance agent who asks to inspect your new C5 Corvette before assigning full coverage and the premium payment due. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif
Heck, they even did it on that popular TV show about the group of high school kids in Beverly Hills that were in their mid 20s by the time they graduated. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
One of the main characters on that show (Steve, I think) was during one episode was pretending to drive a ZR 1 "convertible".
Jesus H. Christ, Tinseltown, please give us a break!!!
Personally, I think the new emblem would be better if it proclaimed "LS6/405HP" and the
existing Z06 emblem was on the rear bumper instead of either side of the hood, ala ZR-1 style. (I always thought the ZR-1 should've had "LT5" emblems on the hood anyway).
Another approach would be to actually remove the Z06 emblems regardless of Z06 model year. Why? Obviously, to smoke one past your insurance agent who asks to inspect your new C5 Corvette before assigning full coverage and the premium payment due. /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif
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